On Sat 21 Jun 2014 at 19:43:58 -0500, Matthew D. Fuller wrote:
> Otherwise, I'll expect to shortly land the branch at
> <https://code.launchpad.net/~fullermd/ctwm/deorbit-imconv> which dikes
> it out.

I mentioned a possible replacement before, and since then I've seen
another somewhat similar library, imlib2.  Its homepage is at
http://docs.enlightenment.org/api/imlib2/html/ and describes it as

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Imlib 2 is the successor to Imlib.  It is NOT a newer version - it is a
completely new library.  Imlib 2 can be installed alongside Imlib 1.x
without any problems since they are effectively different libraries - BUT
they have very similar functionality.

Imlib 2 does the following:

  * Load/Save image files from disk in one of many formats
  * Render image data onto other images or an X-Windows drawable
  * Produce pixmaps and pixmap masks of Images
  * Apply filters and transformations to images
  * Accept RGBA Data for images and apply colour correction/modifications
  * Alpha blend Images on other images or drawables
  * Render truetype anti-aliased text straight and at angles
  * Render rectangles, anti-aliased lines, and multi-coloured gradients
  * Cache data intelligently for maximum performance
  * Allocate colours automatically
  * Allow full control over caching and color allocation
  * Provide highly optimized MMX assembly for core routines
  * Provide plug-in filter interface
  * Provide on-the-fly runtime plug-in image loading and saving interface
  * Fastest image compositing, rendering and manipulation library for X

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No doubt this imlib2 is different enough that just ripping out the old
code and (if somebody wants to do it) putting in new code instead makes
the most sense.

-Olaf.
-- 
___ Olaf 'Rhialto' Seibert  -- The Doctor: No, 'eureka' is Greek for
\X/ rhialto/at/xs4all.nl    -- 'this bath is too hot.'

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